New Dynamic Standing Exercise Class With Tricia Creel: We’re adding another Dynamic Standing Exercise Class with Tricia Creel on Thursdays from 1:00-2:00 pm. The class will start on August 17. No advanced registration is required.

Cycle Challenge: We have a new fundraiser coming up on Oct. 1! The APDA is partnering with CycleBar for an indoor cycling fundraiser. Visit stlapda.org/cycle for more information.

Midwest Parkinson Congress: The APDA-Greater St. Louis Chapter will be holding a Midwest Parkinson Congress on October 26 at United Hebrew Congregation. The Congress will feature three different tracks- Treatment for Advancing Parkinson Disease, Movement as Medicine and Care Partner Resources- and will take place from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. Advanced registration is required. Please visit stlapda.org/congress for more information or to sign up.

New Survey Available: The APDA is seeking your input! A short survey has been put together to seek information about the programs & support that the APDA offers. The survey can be found at http://www.aoic.net/APDAsurvey2017/ and is available until August 31.

Webinars Available: The next webinar in APDA’s Spotlight Series, Spotlight on Communication & Intimacy, will air on August 22 at 12 pm CST. Visitapdaparkinson.org to sign up to view the webinar, or to view and previously recorded webinars.

]]>Weekly Announcements: August 5-11http://stlapda.org/news/weekly-announcements-august-4-11/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 21:30:46 +0000http://stlapda.org/?p=3439Cycle Challenge: We have a new fundraiser coming up on Oct. 1! The APDA is partnering with CycleBar for an indoor cycling fundraiser. Visit stlapda.org/cycle for more information.

Exercise Class Schedule Changes:

We will no longer have an Advanced Tai Chi class on Thursdays. If you’re interested in Tai Chi please come to either the Wednesday Dynamic Standing Tai Chi Class or the Friday Seated Tai Chi Class.

The Friendship Village exercise class with Beth Templin will be cancelled on Friday, August 11, due to a health fair. Class will resume as normally scheduled on August 18.

New Dynamic Standing Exercise Class with Tricia Creel: We’re adding another Dynamic Standing Exercise Class with Tricia Creel on Thursdays from 1:00-2:00 pm. The class will start on August 18. No advanced registration is required.

New Survey Available: The APDA is seeking your input! A short survey has been put together to seek information about the programs & support that the APDA offers. The survey can be found at http://www.aoic.net/APDAsurvey2017/ and is available until August 31.

Webinars Available: The next webinar in APDA’s Spotlight Series, Spotlight on Communication & Intimacy, will air on August 22 at 12 pm CST. Visit org to sign up to view the webinar, or to view and previously recorded webinars.

August LiNK Newsletter: The next edition of our Chapter’s newsletter, The LiNK, will be out this week. Be checking your mailboxes soon for a look at the latest news!

]]>In The News: Debbie Guyer Featured on KTRS 550http://stlapda.org/news/in-the-news-debbie-guyer-featured-on-ktrs-550/
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:10:37 +0000http://stlapda.org/?p=3415Executive Director Debbie Guyer was recently featured on the Sunday morning show “We’re Having a Senior Moment” on KTRS 550. To hear a replay of the interview, visit http://www.ktrs.com/having-a-senior-moment/ and click on the audio file from June 18, 2017 at the bottom of the page.
]]>In The News: Live Streamed Exercise on KSDKhttp://stlapda.org/news/in-the-news-live-streamed-exercise-on-ksdk/
Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:49:21 +0000http://stlapda.org/?p=3386Follow the link to see the story by Art Holliday on KSDK about the live-streaming exercise now available from our chapter: http://www.ksdk.com/news/health/local-parkinsons-organization-uses-technology-to-become-trail-blazer/432057869
]]>In The News: Cycling and Parkinson’shttp://stlapda.org/news/in-the-news-cycling-and-parkinsons/
Tue, 11 Apr 2017 15:47:26 +0000http://stlapda.org/?p=3383A segment on tandem bicycling and its effects on people with Parkinson’s was recently featured on NBC Nightly News. If you would like to read the full story, click here to see the article on the NBC Nightly News webpage.
]]>In The News: Support Group Leadershttp://stlapda.org/news/in-the-news-support-group-leaders/
Thu, 16 Feb 2017 20:00:30 +0000http://stlapda.org/?p=3325The American Parkinson Disease Association- Greater St. Louis Chapter is grateful to have such amazing support group and exercise class leaders! Two of our support group leaders, Jack Strosnider (South County Support Group) and Carol Weber (Washington Support Group) were each recently profiled by local media for the amazing work they are doing in their communities! The article about Jack appeared in Bethesda Health Group’s Report to the Community, while Carol’s story appeared in The Missourian. Thank you Jack, Carol and all of our other volunteers for the hard work that you put in to help improve the lives of people with PD!
]]>In The News: St. Louis Business Journal spotlight on the APDAhttp://stlapda.org/news/in-the-news-st-louis-business-journal-spotlight-on-the-apda/
Mon, 24 Oct 2016 20:50:43 +0000http://stlapda.wpengine.com/?p=3191Cocktails and Conversation, the APDA-Greater St. Louis Chapter’s most recent fundraiser, was featured in the St. Louis Business Journal. Follow this link to read the article.
]]>Seniors Counthttp://stlapda.org/news/seniors-count/
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:54:57 +0000http://stlapda.wpengine.com/?p=3108Seniors Count is a community initiative focused on educating people in St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles County about gaps in coverage affecting older adults in our area and their ability to live independently as they age. One of their major focus areas right now is Proposition S, which will be on the ballot on November 8, 2016. Proposition S would enact a property tax of five cents per $100 assessed valuation, which would go into a Senior Services Fund. Non-profits and other community groups could then apply for grants from the Senior Services Fund in order to provide programs and services for people over 60, such as transportation, meals on wheels, home safety & maintenance, respite care and many other services. Each county (and the City of St. Louis) must approve of Proposition S independently, and operates its Senior Services Fund independently as well. For more information on Proposition S and the Senior Services Fund, please visit www.SeniorsCountStl.com.
]]>Dr. Morvarid Karimihttp://stlapda.org/news/dr-morvarid-karimi/
Sat, 23 Jul 2016 14:38:03 +0000http://stlapda.wpengine.com/?p=2951

It is with great sadness that I let you know that Dr. Morvarid Karimi died May 21, 2016, at 1:35 pm. She was in the hospital with a ruptured aneurysm for the last 3 weeks and had been gradually improving. On the morning of the 21st she had another major brain hemorrhage and died early that afternoon with her husband, kids and other family surrounding her.

Morvarid was a real force in the WUSM Movement Disorders group. She was always tenacious and committed. She was incredibly protective and good with her patients. She would go the extra 10 miles to make sure that she did everything possible to help them.

She was also incredibly bright and hardworking. She approached research with the same spirit that she approached patient care – with meticulous attention to detail. I always knew that any work that she was ready to publish was checked, checked again and rechecked. She was not blinded by her own or my bias for the “right answer” – rather, she wanted the correct answer.

She also continued to fight for the rights of women in our society, especially in the workplace. She had a strong sense of fairness and wanted everyone to be treated appropriately and equally. As we know well, she never shied away from making that clear. She was a real champion of women’s rights.

Most importantly, Morvarid loved her family. She loved her two children Kyan and Suri and her husband. She talked about their accomplishments and their challenges. She made sure that the kids would have as much opportunity to learn as possible. Clearly her two children have their mother’s intellect and force of character.

Morvarid had made clear her wishes to donate her organs for transplantation – still demonstrating her concern for other people’s welfare. She also had indicated that she wanted to support the Huntington Disease Society of America and he would like donations in her memory directed to the HDSA.

May her memory be for a blessing. Please hug someone today in her memory.

**You can find Dr. Karimi’s obituary, as posted on the Washington University- School of Medicine website, here. One of Dr. Karimi’s friends has also created two YouTube videos of pictures and videos of Dr. Karimi, which you can find here.